Job seeks the Lord and asserts his own righteousness—He says, When the Lord has tried me, I will come forth as gold.

Eliphaz accuses Job of various sins and exhorts him to repent.

Job admits that the wicked sometimes prosper in this life—Then he testifies that their judgment will be hereafter in the day of wrath and destruction.

Zophar shows the condition of the wicked—He says, The triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment.

Job tells of the ills that have befallen him and then testifies, I know that my Redeemer lives—Job prophesies that he will be resurrected and that in his flesh he will see God.

Bildad tells of the damned state of the wicked who know not God.

Job speaks of the sorrow of death and of the grave in that day when the body returns to the dust.

Job speaks against the wicked who oppose him—Though even his friends scorn him, he testifies that his witness is in heaven and his record is on high.

Eliphaz sets forth the disquietude of wicked men—They do not believe they will return out of darkness and be resurrected.

Job testifies of the shortness of life, the certainty of death, and the guarantee of a resurrection—He asks, If a man die, will he live again?—Job answers that he will await the Lord’s call to come forth from the grave.